Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Corn on Owned Land
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 11 |
| Number of farms | 11 |
| Acres | 131.57 |
| Yield per acre (bu.) | 149.54 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per bu. | 1.90 |
| Total product return per acre | 284.13 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 48.70 |
| Gross return per acre | 332.82 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 52.73 |
| Fertilizer | 48.06 |
| Crop chemicals | 16.04 |
| Crop insurance | 10.35 |
| Drying fuel | 15.98 |
| Fuel & oil | 20.51 |
| Repairs | 30.85 |
| Custom hire | 1.11 |
| Machinery leases | 0.36 |
| Operating interest | 6.53 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 202.51 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 130.31 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 3.99 |
| Hired labor | 14.23 |
| Machinery leases | 0.51 |
| Building leases | 0.42 |
| RE & pers. property taxes | 8.62 |
| Farm insurance | 4.90 |
| Utilities | 4.08 |
| Dues & professional fees | 4.76 |
| Interest | 34.77 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 22.28 |
| Miscellaneous | 5.16 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 103.71 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 306.22 |
| Net return per acre | 26.60 |
| Government payments | 17.63 |
| Net return with govt pmts | 44.23 |
| Labor & management charge | 28.92 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 15.31 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bu. | 1.35 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. | 2.05 |
| Less govt & other income | 1.60 |
| With labor & management | 1.80 |
| Machinery cost per acre | 82.58 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 2.35 |